"She Moon, Love Spell" at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market

“Love from above shine here below.
Love of soul let her be whole.
Love in spirit be empty of all.
Love infinite be he adored.
Let love on earth be poured.
Let fear in her soul flee its hold.
May the Joy of love never be here untold”

“She Moon, Love Spell” 2013 Short Film

“I had a dream, the melody of life, Love”

A writer recalls an encounter with who she hopes to have a love affair. The feelings evoked lead her to remember a chapter in her childhood when she was casted a love spell. Meanwhile she writes a new story about the magic bond of five chosen girls, with a higher purpose. The girls will cast a spell, during a full moon night, to affect humanity’s heart while we dream.

“She Moon, Love Spell” a experimental short film by Sylvia Love Johnson, showcases in one of the Short Film Market theatres at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. The Georges Conchon (160 seats) or the Boris Vian (324 seats) theatres are very much appreciated by the delegates who come along to discover the latest productions.

She Moon, Love Spell, was conceived as an Avant-Garde project for a course module while completing an MA in Filmmaking. Sylvia went into production without a script; only an idea, a few frames in mind, the lyrics of the She Moon Song and a message to share.

The She Moon song composed by Tim Bond, the lyrics written by Sylvia Love Johnson

The characters in the story; Sirim, Luna, Tamara, Selene and Dama based on the Novel by Sylvia Love Johnson “Selene Hekate, Mystic Dream” are portrayed by the young talents Ellie Bindman, Isabella Speight, Masha Warning, Charlotte Toubloulic and Melissa Sanger and the dancer Sammi Foster incarnating a younger Selene. While the leading voices are from singers Rebecca Lacey and Athena LeFay.

The second edition of the Novel that inspired this short film “Selene Hekate. Mystic Dream” is due to be published in 2014.

Exhibition Hall at Clermont-Ferrand Film FestivalExhibition hallOpening hours : from monday February 3 to thursday February 6 from 9.00am to 7.00pm Friday February 7 from 9.00am to 2.00pmInternational film & media promotion bodies, short film agencies, production and distribution companies and networks, associations andtechnical industries keenly share 1,000 sq. metres of exhibition space where they promote their business, present their catalogue, form working relationships whilst preparing new projects.Video LibraryOpening hours : from saturday February 1 to thursday February 6 from 9.00am to 9.00pm Friday February 7 from 9.00am to 2.00pm

An average of 6,500 new titles are registered each year for the Short Film Market and made available for viewing on 39 video terminals to 370 industry delegates (buyers, TV, distributors, festival curators…).

Short Film Market 2013:

3,300 industry delegates, 33 exhibiting countries (247representatives),
301 film & media organisations, 518 producers, 46 TV buyers,
92 distributors, 85 theatre exhibitors, 505 festival curators.

3,907 films viewed by 340 delegates at the Market 2013 video library.
5,187 films viewed by 285 delegates via the online video library 2012.